The value of repeated debridement, antibiotics,  and implant retention (DAIR) for early  periprosthetic joint infection

Scholten, Ruben; Hannink, Gerjon; Somford, Matthijs P.; van Susante, Job L. C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-207-2025

Articles | Volume 10, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-207-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-207-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 4

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10 Jul 2025

Original full-length article |

| 10 Jul 2025

The value of repeated debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) for early periprosthetic joint infection

Ruben Scholten, Gerjon Hannink, Matthijs P. Somford, and Job L. C. van Susante

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Short summary

This study explores the effectiveness of repeated debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) for early periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) after total joint arthroplasty. It shows that repeated DAIR procedures may achieve over 75 % success, which indicates that this approach may have value in managing early PJIs after weighing the benefits and risks of repeated DAIR against implant removal for each patient.